Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

I facilitated a brainstorm meeting for a marine engineering company. Two hours later he returned and we presented a short list of ideas. The post As the Manager, should you be present in the Brainstorm meeting? Leave the room. We started by discussing some of the key challenges and the broad types of solution we needed.

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Brainstorming Meeting Management Creativity 191

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The authors explore that disconnect and present a more effective, alternative way for leaders to foster shared understanding, language, and accountability in their organizations: working agreements. Working agreements take implicit practices, behaviors, values, and beliefs, and make them explicit, clear, and actionable.

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Company Team Building Collaboration Culture 132

Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Richard Dickson, COO and President of toy company Mattel, offers insights on speeding new products to market, sourcing ideas from employees, presenting ideas to leadership, and more.

How To 98

How To Leadership Marketing Company 98

IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Returning to work after the COVID-19 pandemic will present new challenges. The post How Companies are Using Change Management Strategies for Returning to Work appeared first on IdeaScale. Employers need to develop change management strategies to handle the transformation.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Change Management 130

Imaginatik

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Our paper was selected to present during the Poster Session on December 13th. To date, 54% of their ideas have come from industries outside of oil and gas, 59% from companies of less than 50 employees. In corporate innovation, we see a large number of companies establishing labs for a stronger focus on transformational innovation.

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Open Innovation Conference Technology Collaboration 189

Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 6, 2021

These involved developing a future-ready company that builds upon … Continue reading → GUEST POST from Janet Sernack In our last blog, we described the three characteristics that offer senior executives a “unique unfreezing opportunity” from the disruptive COVID-19 hiatus and the rate of exponential technological change.

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Daniel Burrus

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The key to become an opportunity manager is to have the capacity to unplug from the present and plug into the future at least once a week, taking an hour to consciously focus on where your industry, both inside and out, is heading. This must be on cable companies’ radar in order to stay relevant.

Technical Review 83

Technical Review Disruption Trends Change 83

ImagineNation

JUNE 1, 2021

These involved developing a future-ready company that builds upon pandemic-related accomplishments and re-examines (or even reimagines) the organisation’s identity, how it works, and how it grows. Unlearn, relearn, reskill and upskill. Embracing paradox. Being both human-centric and customer-centric.

Management 52

Management Agile Collaboration Creativity 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2023

Supreme Court ban on affirmative action at colleges and universities, state legislation attaching diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on campus, and more general attacks on DEI, companies are considering whether they need to change their DEI strategies. Present credible research, solicit opinions, work to bridge divides.

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Company Policies Engagement Strategy 91

Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

By presenting case studies and evidence-backed strategies, these speakers can validate the importance of team innovation for achieving organizational goals. For a deeper dive into the impact of keynote presentations on team collaboration, visit the best team collaboration keynote presentations.

Team Building 130

Team Building Collaboration Case Study Conference 130

Idea to Value

JANUARY 4, 2022

This can be especially dangerous when the problem they are avoiding is that they are being disrupted , other companies are out-innovating them, an important project is off-target or performance KPIs are falling behind. If you presented bad news, those were the moments that it could become quite unpleasant and loud and quite demeaning.”.

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Underperforming Technical Team Company Culture Leadership 216

Entrepreneur - Innovation

MARCH 3, 2022

Shafik Mina knew that the experiential education company's competition was catching up, and he presented leadership with a vision to innovate.

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Company Leadership Competition Innovation 72

Destination Innovation

AUGUST 29, 2022

After graduating he developed this idea and presented it to luggage companies who thought it was a toy. Similarly toy companies were not interested because they considered it to be luggage. He found a toy company which was prepared to act as licensee, but the company went bankrupt. But then things went downhill.

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InnovationManagement

MAY 12, 2020

This article presents the two key steps of successful knowledge management that can be implemented by company executives. Knowledge management improves organizational processes through a variety of different practices, and enhances learning, which can increase both follower engagement and personal development.

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Knowledge Base Company How To Engagement 66

Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

Their influence extends beyond mere presentations, playing an integral part in fostering team-building and collaboration among members. Impact of Keynote Presentations on Team Collaboration The impact of a well-delivered keynote presentation can be profound, especially when it comes to team collaboration.

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Team Building Case Study Collaboration Culture 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2024

Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have not only broadened access to funding to companies that might struggle in the capital markets but have also transformed the way companies connect with consumers during product development, replacing focus groups with real customers who have a stake in the final product.

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Analysis Product Development Groups Design 121

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2024

Averaged rating systems, used by platforms such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, present an overall score that aggregates all individual ratings. Their findings offer implications for companies choosing between incremental or average ratings systems.

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System Technical Review Company Resources 125

Business and Tech

JUNE 21, 2023

Joe Galvin Chief Research Officer, Vistage “It is mission-critical for companies to focus on creating new relationships to retain customers and ensure satisfaction.” The following are the top three considerations for companies hoping to maximize customer loyalty in the post-COVID era: 1.

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Engagement Marketing Report Meeting 236

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To achieve efficiencies and reduce costs, more and more companies are managing their employees by algorithm. In this article, the authors present some of the first research findings concerning the effects of algorithmic management on workplace dynamics.

Management 122

Management Company Artificial Inteligence Learning 122

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Their role extends beyond mere presentation, as they are expected to be thought leaders, setting the stage for discourse and innovation throughout the event. Engaging Presentation Skills Beyond expertise, the speaker’s ability to deliver the content in an engaging manner is paramount.

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Engagement Technical Review Meeting Culture 130

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

There are plenty of good reasons to attend industry conferences, trade fairs, and other events, but they also present opportunities for the accidental disclosure of sensitive company information or other actions that run afoul of fair-competition regulations.

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Industry Conference Competition Strategy 115

Cascade Strategy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

That’s evident in companies’ inability to execute their strategy. All organizations recognize the importance of communicating their strategy to their people. However, few do a very good job on it.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Company 52

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 11, 2018

What’s a little problem you can solve that makes either life at your company or life for your customers just a little easier? Don’t imitate your competitors, but understand why they present the innovations they do. The post Nine Actions You Can Take Today to Make Your Company More Innovative appeared first on IdeaScale.

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Company Innovation Policies Tools 164

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Companies often get into trouble because they make the wrong assumptions about what is valuable to stakeholders. A good way to avoid this trap is to reflect where your company sits on these three scales, which you should do in the order presented: commoditized vs. customized; rational vs. emotional; and assessable vs. unknowable.

Company 133

Company Competition Strategy Strategy 133

Idea to Value

MAY 9, 2016

Then sign up for your FREE account from Idea to Value to not only get great pieces of insight like this every week, but also free training on improving your creativity and company innovation capabilities from some of the world’s leading innovation experts. What did you think of the film?

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Video Software Creativity Training 100

IdeaScale

DECEMBER 1, 2016

When I joined IdeaScale in late spring of this year, I set out to discover how I could help our customers create and maintain an innovative culture at their company through our crowdsourcing tools. Here’s what I’ve learned about designing at an innovation management company so far.

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Design Innovation Management Underperforming Technical Team Company 113

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

As companies continue to conduct layoffs, despite signs of economic recovery, it’s normal to feel powerless. For example, there’s not much you can do if your entire business unit is being cut because company goals have changed and your work is no longer relevant. Sometimes thwarting a layoff is impossible.

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Examples Strategy Strategy Company 104

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Once a company understands its present situation, it can chart a path to creating a truly differentiated offering that can create economic value. What is a credible path to get there? To successfully use these questions to chart a course, people must be brutally honest with themselves about where they are now.

Strategy 129

Strategy Strategy Course Management 129

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Outside of Big Tech and a handful of other leading companies, machine learning initiatives routinely fail to deploy, never realizing value. This article presents a six-step practice for ushering machine learning projects from conception to deployment. What’s missing? A specialized business practice suitable for wide adoption.

Artificial Inteligence 119

Artificial Inteligence Project Learning Data 119

Daniel Burrus

APRIL 24, 2024

Imagine starting a multimillion-dollar company only to have it crumble due to cybercrime. The weaponization of artificial intelligence presents a particularly alarming trend. This isn’t a plot from a thriller movie—it’s a harsh reality many face. Continue reading on burrus.com »

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Trends Tools 52

Innovation Leader

APRIL 14, 2014

These dozen slide presentations offer insights into innovation strategy at organizations like NASA, Alaska Airlines, Nike, and Clorox. Get them all here…

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Company Innovation Strategy Strategy 40

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A focus on innovation helps companies to adapt to rapidly changing markets, embrace new technologies, and stay ahead of the competition. Engaging and Dynamic Presentation Style The ability to captivate an audience is a crucial aspect of a corporate event speaker’s role.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Trends Innovation Engagement 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2023 China lost the top spot on the list of countries whose companies populate the Fortune Global 500 list, a position it had held since toppling the USA in 2019. Is this an inflection point or will the US (one core at the top) and China exchange the position as they struggle for global economic domination in the decades ahead?

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Company Strategy Strategy 110